General aviation pilot reported severe interference from a commercial radio station in the vicinity ...

Attributes
ACN	1755916
Time
Date	202008
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	PGV.Airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport Low Wing 2 Recip Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Air Traffic Control Radar 4 Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 500
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

Narrative:

As has happened several times recently; when arriving into the airport area at pgv; we began experiencing severe interference on the washington center frequency (123.85) and the local unicom frequency (122.8). The signal sounded like it was from a radio station. When we reported it to the center; they said they knew about it and offered another frequency (135.3) as an alternative. As we had the airport in sight by then; we just cancelled IFR and went in under VFR; entered the pattern; and landed. The interference on 122.8 was so severe that I was unable to communicate with my passenger on the interphone and would have been unable to hear any other traffic on the unicom frequency. This is a truly unsafe situation that has been allowed to continue in this location for at least a couple of months that I know of and perhaps longer. This interference is compromising aviation safety and needs immediate attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: General aviation pilot reported severe interference from a commercial radio station in the vicinity of PGV airport affecting communication with Washington Center and PGV Unicom.

Narrative: As has happened several times recently; when arriving into the airport area at PGV; we began experiencing severe interference on the Washington Center frequency (123.85) and the local Unicom frequency (122.8). The signal sounded like it was from a radio station. When we reported it to the Center; they said they knew about it and offered another frequency (135.3) as an alternative. As we had the airport in sight by then; we just cancelled IFR and went in under VFR; entered the pattern; and landed. The interference on 122.8 was so severe that I was unable to communicate with my passenger on the interphone and would have been unable to hear any other traffic on the Unicom frequency. This is a truly unsafe situation that has been allowed to continue in this location for at least a couple of months that I know of and perhaps longer. This interference is compromising aviation safety and needs immediate attention.

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General aviation pilot reported severe interference from a commercial radio station in the vicinity of pgv airport affecting communication with washington center and pgv unicom.